PRIDE NEVER DIE!!!

They didn't have a 170 lb division, so and a lot of PRIDEs 183 lbers that moved down to 170 got beat with ease.
Forrest Griffin completely shut down Shogun and Rampage, Wanderlei has probably the worst UFC record other than Leonard Garcia, BJ Penn beat Takanori Gomi when Gomi was at his best and BJ was in his ronin phase, Dan Henderson isn't taking home a UFC belt anytime soon.
Pride definitely had a better heavyweight division, but that was pretty much it. Anderson Silva, Shogun, and Big Nog are really the only HUGE success stories that transitioned from PRIDE to the UFC.

What about UFC's Golden Boy going to Pride and getting handled by Rampage, then Rampage came to the UFC and beat him again for the UFC Belt. There is also Guys like Andy Silva, who didn't have the best Pride record, but completely owned in the UFC.

They didn't have a 170 lb division, so and a lot of PRIDEs 183 lbers that moved down to 170 got beat with ease.
Forrest Griffin completely shut down Shogun and Rampage, Wanderlei has probably the worst UFC record other than Leonard Garcia, BJ Penn beat Takanori Gomi when Gomi was at his best and BJ was in his ronin phase, Dan Henderson isn't taking home a UFC belt anytime soon.
Pride definitely had a better heavyweight division, but that was pretty much it. Anderson Silva, Shogun, and Big Nog are really the only HUGE success stories that transitioned from PRIDE to the UFC.

the UFC's pride n joy Chuck Liddell went over to 'win' the grand prix and didn't even make the finals, losing Dana 1/4 million in the process.
You mention Forrest shutting down Rampage (dodgy decision imo) but you say nothing about how Rampage won the LHW belt.
Shogun was injured in the first fight against Forrest, what happened in the second fight between them? also Shogun won the belt
Oh and what's his name? Anderson Silva was a pride fighter before he was UFC

What about UFC's Golden Boy going to Pride and getting handled by Rampage, then Rampage came to the UFC and beat him again for the UFC Belt. There is also Guys like Andy Silva, who didn't have the best Pride record, but completely owned in the UFC.

I said Anderson Silva was a success story, but when it comes to Rampage beating Chuck while Chuck was THE MAN, I'd say that's just one of those cases where a certain guy has your number. Same thing can be said regarding Overeem beating Vitor.

the UFC's pride n joy Chuck Liddell went over to 'win' the grand prix and didn't even make the finals, losing Dana 1/4 million in the process.
You mention Forrest shutting down Rampage (dodgy decision imo) but you say nothing about how Rampage won the LHW belt.
Shogun was injured in the first fight against Forrest, what happened in the second fight between them? also Shogun won the belt
Oh and what's his name? Anderson Silva was a pride fighter before he was UFC

the UFC's pride n joy Chuck Liddell went over to 'win' the grand prix and didn't even make the finals, losing Dana 1/4 million in the process.
You mention Forrest shutting down Rampage (dodgy decision imo) but you say nothing about how Rampage won the LHW belt.
Shogun was injured in the first fight against Forrest, what happened in the second fight between them? also Shogun won the belt
Oh and what's his name? Anderson Silva was a pride fighter before he was UFC

Did nobody read the part where I said Anderson and Shogun were the biggest Pride success stories in the UFC?
Secondly, Rampage beating Chuck while Chuck was the man is one of those cases where someone just has someone's number. Same can be said regarding Overeem going 3-0 against Vitor.
Thirdly, Shogun VS Forrest (in both fights) had one guy that fought without the correct mindset. First time it was Shogun, who couldn't think straight because of his knee. Second time, it was Forrest, who just wanted to go home and be with his wife.
So let me say this again, Anderson, Shogun, and Big Nog are the biggest Pride success stories in the UFC. If you want to include Rampage, then that's fine, but he hasn't been so successful as of late, so I'm not really gonna include him on the list.

Have you watched Rampage vs Forrest. Its clearly a draw at best, but Girffin shutting him down? LOLs.

Gift decision to Forrest.

It's been a while since I've seen that fight, but Quinton wincing in pain and hobbling from that big leg kick Forrest landed is the highlight of that fight for me. Maybe "shut down" isn't the greatest choice of words, but Forrest won that fight.

It's been a while since I've seen that fight, but Quinton wincing in pain and hobbling from that big leg kick Forrest landed is the highlight of that fight for me. Maybe "shut down" isn't the greatest choice of words, but Forrest won that fight.

BTW, Pride has been dead for years, UFC was there before, while, and after, and will continue to be when nobody is alive anymore to remember pride, and if they do, they can always think that UFC owns Pride, its videos and rights.

I've always enjoyed the old Pride fights. They had some classics that is for sure.

Yeah, I am enjoying my rewatch. Skipping the s--- fights and watching 2/3 of them. Igor, Mark Kerr when he was unstoppable, Carlos Newton in his prime. Sakuraba, Sakuraba, and Sakuraba. About Pride 10 or 11 they really start hitting their stride. Man a young Heath Herring was fun to watch.